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Third Code of Conduct Complaint Laid Against Controversial Dunedin Councillor Bendict Ong

Deputy Mayor Cherry Lucas says Benedict Ong again breached council rules by sharing confidential information, after two earlier suspensions and a pay cut to about $84,500.

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It took the first-term councillor 18 minutes to forward the confidential complaint to media on Tuesday.

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Ong facing third code of conduct complaint

Bendict Ong forwarded the confidential complaint to media. Photo: RNZ A controversial Dunedin city councillor has had a third code of conduct complaint laid against him.

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First-term councillor clocks up (another) Code of Conduct complaint

Benedict Ong has just received his third Code of Conduct complaint, eight months after being elected.

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Third code of conduct complaint laid against controversial Dunedin councillor Bendict Ong

It took the first-term councillor 18 minutes to forward the confidential complaint to media on Tuesday.

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RNZ broke the news in New Zealand on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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